Category Archives: Technology

Heart Rate

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Thanos

What amazed me during my studies were rest heart rates of cyclists and other athletes, e.g. Lance Armstrong – 32 bpm. After my bypass surgery they gave me a pacemaker when my heart dropped below fifty while I was deeply sleeping one night, and it only kicks in when my BPM goes too low. Continue reading →

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Frankenputer Chronicles III

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Thanos

In previous episodes you saw the genesis of Frankenputer, but in this one you find that he has died. That’s right, something is wrong with the server and it won’t even do a POST . That’s indicative of a power, … Continue reading →

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The Frankenputer Media Server Chronicles II – What’s out there for Content?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Thanos

The first gap is content delivery: the content available for streaming on the internet isn’t quite as rich in video quality or in diversity as that found in the average cable contract without a bit of work or adaptation. Continue reading →

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This is so sad it’s Hilariously funny: John Stewart on our Oil Dependency

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Thanos

The last 8 presidents and our past attempts… Continue reading →

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Invitation to Google Voice

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Thanos

Woohoo! I’ve gotten my invite to Google voice, which means I can try out / beta their new voice service and let you know how it goes. I will apply by asking for a new phone number that will ring … Continue reading →

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Why I’m an Optimist: Large Scale Macro Trends

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Thanos

So it is that I am a confident optimist based on the past example of our long history. Whatever pratfalls, missteps, and tumbles that humanity has taken we have always managed to dust off and carry on with the journey after. As we witness one of those pratfalls that will become the biggest environmental disaster since we started recording them in the Gulf of Mexico I am also confident that over time the problem can be overcome Continue reading →

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The Rise of Skynet Might be Closer than you Think

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Thanos

This is a great technical achievement using off the shelf consumer parts. If “The Graduate” were remade today the one word would be “Robotics” not “Plastics”…

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Frankenputer Streaming Media Server: It Lives

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Thanos

I got tired of having fifteen different flavors of media (pictures, movies, songs, home videos, bought videos, etc. etc. etc.) that all required different devices or different cables or some widget or wadget to display, hear, or print. Continue reading →

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The Future of Publishing?

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Thanos

Skewed and Unskewed visions of the Future of publishing — keep watching for an interesting effect.

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Bill Gates on Energy, Climate and Poverty

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thanos

Very important talk here, pretty much what I’ve been saying when I’ve taken the time to bash Gore and his anti-nuclear crowd in We. It’s crucial that we create plentiful cheap energy – it’s also crucial that it be carbon … Continue reading →

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